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Over 2.5 billion people depend on aquifers for fresh water, but rising seas and climate change are pushing saltwater into these crucial reserves.
Combing through old maps, this AI finds abandoned oil wells so we can cut off their methane emissions.
After chess, Go, and proteins, has DeepMind taken over weather forecasting as well?
Climate change is heating up faster than we thought.
Even ExxonMobil, a symbol of fossil fuel dominance, is urging climate action, underscoring the tension between Trump’s policies and industry realities.
The ambitious and top secret project was supposed to withstand a first strike by the Soviet Union, but it ultimately couldn't withstand nature's cold embrace.
"The Alliance to End Plastic Waste promised a $1.5 billion solution to plastic pollution. Five years later, it’s cleaned up less plastic than its members produce in two days.
Dozens of villages have to move or be destroyed.
In a recent podcast appearance, Musk spread climate misinformation.
No peak emissions yet.
Private jet emissions soared by 50% in four years, driven by leisure trips and the ultra-rich.
Researchers reveal microplastics can influence cloud formation, potentially affecting weather and climate systems
With all the stuff happening in the world right now, it’s easy to get distracted or simply forget that climate change is a thing. But just because we forget doesn’t mean it’s not happening. Researchers at the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) have found that the year so far has been so hot […]
Nothing is more precious than our planet, and we must cool it fast. Scientists say this can be done by decorating the sky with diamonds.
Mount Fuji is just one of the many important landmarks affected by climate change.
Methane is a big problem for our climate. This satellite can now see it from above.
Just days after Hurricane Helene ravaged through parts of the US, an even bigger one might be lining up.
Artificial intelligence might not take your job, but it can use up all your water and electricity.
While foodborne outbreaks are not uncommon, this case uniquely exposed deeper issues about the role of climate change in public health risks.
We're neck deep in a climate emergency. This is just one of the symptoms.
This ancient insect is the missing link between two living gnat species.
Here’s a frightening peek into our climate-addled future.
A single coral in Fiji that is more than 600 years old has recorded how Pacific Ocean temperatures have varied during its long life.
A new modelling study shows that without climate adaptation, plenty of people would lose their life every year.
It is neither hardwood nor softwood. However, it's great at storing the atmospheric carbon.
The Key Largo tree cactus succumbs to climate change. More are surely to come, scientists warn.
It's exactly the kind of events experts forecast would happen.
Greenland sharks could hold the secret to better cardiovascular health.
New York City's climate will feel like today's northern Mississippi.
Temperature records are being broken one after another in California.
In this election cycle, stakes are high for the environment and the scientific community. You wouldn’t know that from the first presidential debate.
Researchers find giant viruses that may regulate algae growth, potentially reducing ice melt.
We're entering unprecedented territory more and more.
People focus on the difficulties and challenges. But it's important to acknowledge when something is working.
Climate change is testing the limits of the world's largest permafrost crater.
It's hot and it's about to get even hotter.
We'll need many more such Mammoths if we're serious about climate change.
No more "eternal snows" in Venezuela.
The world economy faces significant losses if carbon emissions are not curbed.
Ski season is shortening with every passing year, and most ski resorts around the world now rely on artificial snow to stay in business.
A landmark climate report found that the world's major emitters grew their carbon footprint since the Paris Agreement.
Climate change is now altering how we keep time.
Analysis of 7.4 million X posts also shows an alarming link between climate skepticism and low vaccination rates.
Since June, every month has been the world's hottest on record.
Who said sustainability has to be expensive?
We now the situation is bleak, but there is still some good news to share
If we let greenhouse gases run amok, we will end up paying the price.
Campaigners call it “out of touch” and “completely indefensible”
Understanding shifts in atmospheric CO2 is crucial to gain insight from Earth's past.
COP28 climate summit ended with open questions for the future of the planet
